A Roll in the Hay
A bit of a quiet day. A bit of writing. A bit of yard work. A
bit of cooking. A bit of jogging. A bit of watching the track meet LIVE from Paris on the
internet... and then watching it again at 6 o'clock this evening on Universal Sports
television.
I am happy to report, just-graduated and no-longer-a-Duck, Andrew Wheating
finished fourth in his first professional 800m race in Paris this evening. Nice
debut! Andy ran a personal best
1:44.62! The race was incredibly strange as a runner cheated.
Cheated.
Cheated in the most unbelievable way.
Something I have never seen in my lifetime of watching track & field. Polish
runner, Marcin Lewandowski, passed runners on the inside... and by the INSIDE, I
mean he ran onto the infield grass to pass. What a complete knucklehead. Did he
think no one would notice? Of course he was disqualified.
You have to see it to believe it - and you can if you click
this link. (Andy is the guy near the back of the pack who is a head taller
than the other racers.) If you do not follow track, you may not know they
hire "rabbits" in the big races to set the pace. American Khadrvis Robinson sets the pace
for the first 600m, then drops out. After he drops out, watch for Lewandowski (blue singlet with bright yellow shoulder stripes) as he steps
onto
the infield grass on the curve at 1:30, passes a runner and then again at 1:40 when he actually
passes another racer.
I can't make this stuff up. I hope they drug test this dude.
I have another movie for you tonight, Bored Patient Reader!
Yesterday I mentioned shooting video of our adorable Grand Dawg, Reese, rolling
around in the hay in our field:
The only other thing I have to report is tonight I made
Grilled Salt & Vinegar Potatoes from Heidi Swanson's 101 Cookbook site. I'm
saying I made them. I am not saying I enjoyed them.
If you have a Jones for vinegar
potato chips (or are five months pregnant or have
just been disqualified from an 800m race for passing
on the infield), I
would imagine you would enjoy these grilled potato
slices. If you have an aversion to having your house
or RV stink like vinegar, I would suggest you not
prepare these potatoes.
And so, I leave you to enjoy your weekend in peace.
Until my next update, I remain, your cinematic correspondent.